FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES

Diane Irvine Founder

With more than 35 years experience in the healthcare medical devices industry, Diane worked for major multinationals whose products became market leaders in the UK and worldwide. Since 1989, Diane has focused on new surgical technologies and development of the required training courses for Medical Device Industry , surgeons and clinical teams to support advances in surgical technique. Health Care Skills Training International Ltd. is a licensed EduQual Centre delivering professional healthcare qualifications that are internationally recognised.

Anne Rhodes Internal Verifier

Anne’s career spans over 30 years in the perioperative field. She has held the positions of Lead Nurse for Theatres, and Day Surgery and in Education as a Professional and Practice Development Senior Charge Nurse. She has also been involved over many years in heightening perioperative staffs’ awareness of latex allergy within the perioperative environment through development of protocols, policies and publications. She is also involved in developing and implementing bespoke training courses for several high profile Medical Companies.

Denise Cafarelli Dees

Denise began a career in clinical research, service, management and education in the field of communicative disorders at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the USA, over 35 years ago. She has worked in both public and private healthcare, the medical device industry and in graduate degree, as well as professional education, including serving as an assessor of clinical competence and external examiner for professional organisations, hospitals and universities in the USA, UK/Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Australia for surgeons, clinicians and industry professionals.1.

Jacqueline Haughton

Jacki worked for the NHS for 38 years, and for the last twenty years as a Consultant Surgeon. She was the first Colorectal - trained surgeon appointed to her area, which had high levels of deprivation. She retained a pragmatic and cost-efficient approach to healthcare, expanding much-needed lower GI services by training nurses in extended roles. She initiated training of nurse colonoscopists in her region, which led to a new service of ‘direct-to-test’ GP referrals being established. Jacki has been teaching post graduate education for both the NHS/ Private sector and Healthcare Industry with Health Care Skills Training International since 2000. Jacki became Medical Director in 2023.

GRAHAM

Sunderland

Graham retired from full time clinical activity in June 2015 and continues to be involved part time in appraisal and training to support the service. He has a long-standing interest in surgical education and training and continues to be active in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow and Academy of Clinical Educators as a senior college clinical educator. Graham was a member of the Patient Safety Board of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and continues as a member of the Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons faculty. He is Chairman of the Joint Surgical Colleges Fellowship Examination board in general surgery.

JAKE TIMOTHY

Jake has been a full time Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon at the Leeds TeachingHospitals NHS Trust for over 10 years. He initially trained at Chasing Cross and Westminster Medical School. He is an Associate Clinical Professor and has been awarded many grants. He has published widely and is an executive editor for an international journal. Jake has taught prolifically both to his peers and allied health care professionals. Pioneering new surgical techniques, he is also a NICE specialist advisor and until recently has been the UK representative for the Training Courses for the European Association of Neurosurgeons, organizing and delivering teaching modules. More locally he is a Foundation Program Director at the YorkshireDeanery and runs courses on Human Factors and Simulation. He was awarded a Clinical Excellence in Service Delivery by his trust for setting up and expanding a new procedure. Apart from the UK, Jake has set up a spinal service with his colleagues and in partnership with surgeons in Bangladesh to treat the high number of paralysed patients in that country.